Andrews High School - Andronian Yearbook (Andrews, IN)

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ozoigf ini ! ! ! U Q me to take charge of that confectionery store? Well he was here just Q a while ago, insisting that you and I take it over. Don't you think that I would be fun, and you could still keep your friends ? Q Oh mother, I know, but I never was so disappointed in all my life, Q said Barbara, wiping her eyes. What did you tell the man '? J W. I told him I would call him tomorrow and give him my final de- cisionf' Well I suppose there's nothing else to do, but I wanted to go away Ri to school so bad. t if I know dear, but you know we don't always get to do what we want i to do and often have to make the best of things. Come on now, dinner i is on the table and will be cold. ' During the meal Barbara was pleasant, but rather quiet, the way one g feels after a good cry. After the dishes were washed they moved to the i piano and spent the remainder of the evening playing and singing. j The next morning Barbara was down stairs bright and early. She i appeared in the kitchen door with her old smile, but with the faintest of j dark circles under her eyes. i Good morning best of mothers, I'm ready for action. How soon do i we start Y i Good morning dear. Do you really think it advisable to accept that i offer? You see you have just as much to say about it as I have. i Of course, hurry up and call that man so we can start planning some- i thing that hasn't an if in it. i Mrs. Channing returned from the phone in just a few moments. i Everything is fixed up. I'm to go down this p. m. and settle a few i minor affairs with him. We take possession September 1. I A couple of hours later Mrs.-Channing came down stairs dressed for i the street. 1 Where are you going mother? Barbara inquired. g Why this is my morning to do the shopping, isn't it? i Oh yes, I forgot. Well run along. Be sure and bring me a letter. i Barbara busied herself around the house and before she knew it her ' mother was back. : Here's your letter, exclaimed Mrs. Channing, handing a small white ' envelope to her daughter. Q Why it must be an invitation of some sort. I wonder who's turned Q ambitious now? H'm, listen to this: 1 Dear Barbara: Q You are invited to a send off party at my home Wednesday even- l ing, August 22, given in honor of the following, who are leaving for col- ! lege: Mary Jane Baxter, Rex Crofton, Harold Dutton, Louise Winters, Q Helen Chadwick, Stuart Craig, Arden Philips, and Bonnie Lee Hudson. g Cordially, i Maxine I I 0:4Nl1uilr1nin1n1Dririniuiuiliuilvivil in :ui 11-1 ri:-ini: 1 '11 iuiukvviu-2 slain: sin Fifty-two '11-1-1-11-1111 113 In-1111111 1-4 1-:ning A N D R 0 N I A N ho:-2-1 3-194123: r: 141111 :min n ,111 1 4111. :ui i ! U u Q Q U H Q ! U i ! H II 11010

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1101-100 A N D R 0 N I A N :ox-11--xox'-11-2--co.xoxoxoz- 1- 3--an-11--1-'xl 113114 . so ! ! ! After this the subject dropped, and after a long silence, or a long one for Barbara, she remarked, Mother, where do you suppose dad is? This was a subject seldom discussed any more in the Channing household and therefore Mrs. Channing was taken by surprise. Really child I don't know. Why do you ask me? You know the last we heard of him he was in New York with a good position. I'm not in- . -as --J: -,wiv . terested any more and I've ceased to worry. What made you think of f for money. But I don't know his address, so 1 might as well forget it. The next day Barbara was all smiles and made a trip to the post i otlice after every mail train from the east. She felt sure she would get a reply from her Aunt Polly that day. Finally about six o'clock, when she was beginning to feel rather dis- couraged, she went to the office again. There were several letters for her, but none from her aunt. Then she was disappointed for sure. She took her time on the way home, feeling like she hadn't a friend in the world. Hello, Barbara. i Barbara glanced up quickly. Oh, hello Rex, I didn't see you, she remarked, as she found herself face to face with Rex Crofton, an em- i ployee at the Union Depot. i Been dreaming huh, who is it now? i Rex, please stop kidding me, I'm not in the mood tonight. j Well cheer up, Barbie. I just left a telegram at your house for you. j You did? Oh good, and with that Barbara was off. I hope it's good news, called Rex, and started on with a half-smile Q on his face. Wonder why Barbie doesn't like me any better, he thought. i I guess I'm not educated enough for her. Barbara reached home in about a minute and burst through the door like a small cyclone. Q Where is it mother? she called. I Where's what ? asked her mother from the kitchen. i Oh do hurry mother, my telegram, of course. I Just a minute dear. Here it is. I Barbara tore it open at once and read: i Very sorry, but cannot see that I am under any i obligation to help you. Polly Grey Q Barbara burst out crying and sank into the nearest chair. l R-r-ead this mother, she sobbed, handing the message to her mother. Mrs. Channing read it and then came over and put her arms around her daughter. There, there dear, don't take it so hard as all that. I've got an idea. Do you remember that man who was here this summer wanting i I ! 1111 iuifiuiuioi 21 1 vin-in-1 -1011211ri-linilliv-iiiui nioinif-3 viuiniuiui-0:1 Fifty-one him ? Oh I just thought that if I knew where he was I could write to him fi

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11111--I A N D R 0 N I A N xox:-1. 1-'11-I-1-1. 1 1 1 11111011 1-1 into? Of course you must go. I suppose I'Il have to. Oh dear, I was just beginning to think about something else, when this had to come. I've got a notion to send my re- i grets-plead headache, or something. ' No, you must at least be courteous to your friends. They can't help it that you can't go away to school. Sure you will go. ifigm zq Barbara had three or four telephone calls from various fellows, want- ft' I' I ing to take her to the party. To all of them she gave the same answer, No, I don't think I'll go. Mother is so lonesome when I am gone of even- 'MJ ings. Sorry, but youlll have to call someone else. 2 Oh Barbara, you ridiculous child, what ever made you tell those fellows such falsehoods? They'll think I've turned old woman all of a sudden and can't be left alone. i Well mother, I feel like I would rather walk to Maxine's by myself. The night is simply lovely and I want to be alone-that's all. About 8 o'clock that evening Barbara came down stairs dressed for ! the party. She was lovely as usual, but didn't seem to be aware of the fact. Barbara you're late, you must hurry. Iknow it. but I hate to go any place and have to wait until the rest 5 come. Mrs. Cl1anning's expression changed from admiration to amusement. She certainly had a queer daughter at times. ! So long mother, you needn't wait up for me. As she had anticipated everyone was dancing when she arrived. They were all in the gayest of spirits, and Barbara thought that maybe she could have a good time after all. She danced several dances, but she couldn't help but see that the honored guests held the floor tonight. She wasn't jealous, not a little bit, but this only made her feel more keenly her disappointment. Finally she picked up her scarf and started for the garden, feeling as if she must get away for a minute at least. She had hardly taken a dozen steps when someone called Barbara so softly she could hardly hear. Turning, she saw Bob Carver coming to- ward her. They had graduated in the same class and had always been the closest of pals. What's the trouble Barbara ? he asked, coming up to her. 2 . . . . . I Nothing Bob, the night IS so pretty I just wanted to come out tor : a while. Yes, there is something wrong too. I knew it as soon as I saw you this evening. Come on, let's hear it. They had reached a bench now, and sinking down upon it Barbara i began, ' I Bob you know how badly I wanted to go to college. I'm not going to get to. I've thought of every way, but everything has failed. Do you ! ! ! I 1111! 9:1 10101:-1: :rin in 1-1:1141 ii '11-11,311 I1--:ui li:-3 vioi1in1lliu1u14o:q Fifty-three